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    Oil for Subaru Forester 2.5X ?

    We have 2400 miles on a recently purchased 2010 Subaru Forester 2.5X with the EJ253 4 cylinder SOHC engine NON turbo. Will change at 3000 miles. What would be a good oil for this engine? I have Mobil 5000 on hand, but would consider others. Owners Manual indicates the engine oil capacity is...
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    Any retailers for Trop Arctic in upper midwest?

    Just about out of previously purchased stash. After W-M quit handling it we purchased some at Pamida but that has been hit and miss also. Any other outlets you have found? Our other two vehicles are using Mobil 5000 and Super Tech. Our Blazer has had a steady diet of Trop Arctic and at 102,000...
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    Does synthetic oil increase gas mileage?

    Was just wondering if gas mileage increased for anyone that switched from dino to synthetic? If so please share details.
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    WM Trop Artic users what did you switch to?

    My stash of Trop Artic 5w30 is just about gone and I'm switching to Mobil Clean 5000 in 5w30. Found Trop Artic at Pamida stores but most times they are out of 5w30 and with WM having the Mobil 5qt.containers for $8.97, I'm leaning toward using that. What about you guys?
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    Oil for new 08 Chev Colorado?

    Anyone here use anything special? My truck has the inline 5 cylinder. Will be picking it up this week. Read that the engine can be somewhat noisy in these vehicles. Any info would be appreciated. Might even go to synthetic after break in period.
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    Found Trop-Artic Syn Blend Oil

    As discussed here, WalMart had discontinued handling Trop-Artic. Read a post here where one poster indicated he found some at Pamilias?? Could this be Pamida? This store (Pamida) stocks Trop-Artic 5w30,10w30,10w40 for $2.29 qt. Been using this in my wifes S-10 Blazer and will stay with it. In...
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    Oil for advanced mileage Chev truck?

    I currently run 5w30 Trop-Artic Synthetic blend in my 4.3 V6 pick-up. OCI is 3000 miles and about 16-20 ounces(sometimes more)of oil needs to be added in this OCI. The truck has 182,000 miles. Should I go to 10w30 during the warmer temps here in Wisconsin, or just stick with the 5w30? What are...
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    Amsoil Question For Honda Small Engines

    I have a Honda EU20001 generator and a fairly new 4.0 Honda GC on my woodsplitter. I currently use 5w30 Mobil 1 in winter months here in Wisconsin and 10w30 in the warmer weather. I use the generator in Minnesota for 10 days during November with temps encountered as low as -9 degrees thus far...
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